Styling Front mudflaps - possible solution

[austenw90]

Good evening

I have been looking long and hard to try and find some universal neat looking mudflaps to fit to my Bravo. The side skirts and bottom edge of the front doors have taken a bit of a battering and I can't bear to see it get any worse.

Just found these and wanted to see what people thought....

http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/Products/carbon-fibre-mini-mudflaps-set-of-2.aspx

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Real-CARB...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2568209c10

I'm only looking for a small set of front flaps simply to provide some protection and hate the nasty cheap ones that are available everywhere.

Does anyone else like the look of these?

 

[Big Black Stilo]

why carbon fibre?

neither are my thing. thought fiat did front ones for the bravo?

 

[austenw90]

No Fiat don't do them, only the pointless rear flaps.

These are all I have found which look like a half decent size. All the other universal products seem either way to big or really poor quality. Some look like they should be fitted on a 1985 Ford Fiesta... not good.

Just fed up with finding more and more chips which could easily be prevented with a set of flaps

 

[turbo_pib]

I think they would look good and discrete
You dont mention what colour your bravo is but if is a dark colour they would fit nicely i think
I can see what you mean about other nasty cheap mudflaps out there for sale, sum of them look horrible!

 

[RobW]

apply ventureshield clear protection film to vulnerable body areas

 

[austenw90]

apply ventureshield clear protection film to vulnerable body areas

It looks like quite a difficult product to apply if the surface is curved etc as a wheelarch / wing area is. Surely there would also be a visible line where the edges are?

It's also a bit pricey compared with the flaps.

 

[r16pab]

I fitted some cheap mudflaps on the front, they dont look to bad to be honest and work really well.

 

[r16pab]

Pic

 

[bravoscotland]

As mine is White, I have the same problem but with tar spots. r16, where did you get yours?

Cheers

 

[r16pab]

Just a local motorfactors. It took a while to find just the right shape. I think they cost £11.They were universal fit. I think it was A1 Motorstores. I did not use the brackets they come with just screwed them directly to the wheel arch liner so no corrosion issues. No tar or stone chipping to the skirts anymore.

 

[austenw90]

Just a local motorfactors. It took a while to find just the right shape. I think they cost £11.They were universal fit. I think it was A1 Motorstores. I did not use the brackets they come with just screwed them directly to the wheel arch liner so no corrosion issues. No tar or stone chipping to the skirts anymore.

Whats behind the arch liners? Won't screwing into them cause water to penetrate through? They look good, would be good to pick up the same set. Did you cut them to size?

 

[r16pab]

No thats the size they was, no cutting involved. Only bodywork behind arch liner. The liner itself is screwed to the car. The liner just stops the majority of water from contaminating the wheel arch area and protects from stone damage, water naturally gets behind it, it just stops the driving water & dirt from the wheel hitting bare metal.

 

[redpatt]

How wide are these? Do you have a part number by any chance? They look like a very good fit

 

[austenw90]

How wide are these? Do you have a part number by any chance? They look like a very good fit

They aren't a Fiat part so probably be hard to identify a part number.

On another note my parents were going to buy a Punto Evo this week and the main reason they didn't was because Fiat don't make front mudflaps and they don't want to be getting the level of paintwork damage these simple pieces of plastic prevent. This may seem strange however I don't blame them and probably won't be buying another Fiat myself unless they start selling genuine front mudflaps.

Also I don't understand why Fiat lip the metal wing around the wheel arch as I haven't seen any other cars that have this. They all have a protective piece of plastic protecting the wing edge. A real design flaw here with Fiats.

 

[austenw90]

I fitted some cheap mudflaps on the front, they dont look to bad to be honest and work really well.

Picked some fairly decent rubber ones up similar to those above at a local motor factors called Discount Motorists Store. Tried fitting with plastic expanding panel fixings from Halfords which were absolutely useless (refunded) and just used standard zinc plated countersunk screws. Hopefully 3 screws on each flap will be sufficient to hold them in place. How many screws did you use?